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White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:51:57 GMT

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories

HISTORY SCIENCE WORDS MOVIES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - their answers between 12 noon today [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and any new members will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Rye House Plot of 1653 was a plot to assassinate which English monarch ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - The ishihara test is used to indicate what in humans ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - The term "bonny-clapper", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what foodstuff ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the 1989 animated movie which featured the characters Sebastian,

Eric and Ursula ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which country exploded its first nuclear weapon in October 1964 ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is added to iron to make steel ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - The term "fuddle cap", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of person ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2005 comedy movie "Hitch", who played the character Alex "Hitch" Hitchens ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 28 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 30 Oct 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 30 Oct 2024.

Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 28 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 30 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 30 Oct 2024 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

New members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, are welcome to join the "regulars" with this week`s quiz.

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

If you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

I hope everyone likes the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Cleoriff — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:36:26 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:49:41 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

jonsie — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:00:27 GMT

Take cover @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Oxonian — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:07:12 GMT

My answers should be in your Inbox @Mi-Amigo ; an eclectic set of questions. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

BobM — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:19:31 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:24:51 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

pgn — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:33:03 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:09:30 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:09:13 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Rye House Plot of 1653 was a plot to assassinate which English monarch ?

A1 Charles II

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - The ishihara test is used to indicate what in humans ?

A2 colour blindness

Q3 WORDS 1 - The term "bonny-clapper", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what foodstuff ?

A3 sour buttermilk

Q4 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the 1989 animated movie which featured the characters Sebastian,

Eric and Ursula ?

A4 The Little Mermaid

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which country exploded its first nuclear weapon in October 1964 ?

A5 China

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is added to iron to make steel ?

A6 carbon

Q7 WORDS 2 - The term "fuddle cap", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of person ?

A7 drunkard

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2005 comedy movie "Hitch", who played the character Alex "Hitch" Hitchens ?

A8 Will Smith

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:19:55 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 taking prohibited drugs - incorrect Q3 bread - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 solicitor - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 stale meat - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 madman - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:23:14 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Oxonian

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn

Well done

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

I hope everyone will join in today`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories -

GEOGRAPHY TV SPORT FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

pgn — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:45:43 GMT

A small but select group of thinkers this time, well done! Thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼 A good mix of topics 👌

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

BobM — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:30:07 GMT

Well done all 👍 - thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:31:21 GMT

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

jonsie — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:09:12 GMT

Enjoyed that @Mi-Amigo 😀

Well done all

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:45:31 GMT

Thank you @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff @jonsie

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Oxonian — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:13:33 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; a nice range of questions. Well done all. 👍